Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman in cricket was born April 24, 1973 in Bombay, India. Given his first cricket bat at the age 11, Tendulkar was just 16 when he became India's youngest Test cricketer. In 2005, he became the first cricketer to score 35 centuries in Test cricket. In 2007, Tendulkar reached another major milestone, becoming the first player to record 15,000 runs in one-day international cricket.
Tendulkar has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian award, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honour. He was also the first sportsperson and the first one without aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank of Group Captain by the Indian Air Force. He is also a member of Rajya Sabha of Parliament of India.
Sachin Tendulkar was also named as an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia in 2012.